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The Lake Erie Monsters have signed former Blue Jackets defenseman Jan Hejda to an AHL tryout contract.

"Jan was looking for an opportunity to play and we're excited to provide that and in the process add a proven, veteran defenseman to our young blueline in Lake Erie," said Columbus assistant GM and Lake Erie GM Bill Zito. Hejda played 81 games with Colorado last season and he posted 13 points while averaging more than 20 minutes of ice time per game. Mon, Dec 7, 2015 12:49:00 PM

Look for Jan Hejda to sign a professional tryout contract with the Lake Erie Monsters on Sunday.

The Blue Jackets AHL affiliate just signed veteran Manny Malhotra to a similar deal. Hejda had a training camp PTO with the Blackhawks before being released and now the former Jacket who played from 2007-11 in the Ohio capital, had played the last four seasons with Colorado before becoming a UFA in the off-season. Sat, Dec 5, 2015 08:47:00 AM

The Chicago Blackhawks handed defenseman Jan Hejda a professional tryout contract, according to the Columbus Dispatch's Aaron Portzline.

Hejda, 37, isn't a fantasy factor on his own. On the other hand, he could potentially provide support as a depth defenseman, which isn't irrelevant as Chicago leaned heavily on its top four (especially during the playoffs) in 2014-15. Sat, Sep 12, 2015 04:20:00 PM

The 36-year-old had one goal, 13 points and minus-12 rating in 81 games with the Avalanche last year. Colorado will likely look to bring in at least one defenseman via free agency, which opens on July 1st. Sun, Jun 7, 2015 03:08:00 PM

Depth Charts

Alexander Wennberg (upper body) will return to the lineup on Tuesday night.

Wennberg hasn't played since Nov. 11 because of an upper-body injury. He didn't have a point in six straight games before he was hurt. Wennberg has been disappointing this year with one goal and eight assists in 18 games.

Nick Foligno found the back of the net in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils.

Foligno tied the game at one with his goal at the 13:46 mark of the first period. Unfortunately for the Blue Jackets, it was the only offense they could muster this evening. Foligno has six goals and six assists in 28 games this season. Seth Jones and Oliver Bjorkstrand picked up the assists on Columbus' only goal.

Brandon Dubinsky, who has a fractured orbital bone, has been moved to the injured reserve list.

That makes sense given that Dubinsky will miss the next six-to-eight weeks. The good news in all of this is that Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen said that Dubinsky's long-term vision hasn't been impacted by this injury.

Sedlak has missed the last 13 games due to an ankle injury. He has recorded nine goals, 15 points and 29 penalty minutes in 70 career games with Columbus. Sedlak has two goals in eight appearances with the Blue Jackets this year.

Jordan Schroeder will be a healthy scratch as the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

Schroeder draws out of the lineup with the return of Alexander Wennberg from injury. The winger has no points in six games so far this season with Columbus. He will be joined in the press box by Gabriel Carlsson, who was recalled on an emergency basis earlier today.

The forward didn't make his season's debut until October 21 due to a back injury, missing the first seven contests but has been picking up the points of late. He did not pick up a point in his first four games but has been helping the cause since. He is not a bad pickup in deeper leagues as he scored 30 goals in the 2015-16 season.

Dubois, the third overall pick in the 2016 Draft, has struggled at times but is now playing on the top line with Artemi Panarin and Josh Anderson and is starting to thrive. Coach John Tortorella has been switching his lines around of late but he is leaving this line alone. He is now worth picking up in most pools.

Atkinson is projected to play alongside Brandon Dubinsky and Boone Jenner. "It's a wake-up call," said Atkinson after he was a healthy scratch on Saturday. "I take full responsibility. I know I need to be way better, and I will be." He has accounted for a mere six goals and nine points in 25 games this season.

Anderson scored his 11th goal of the season thirty seconds into the game and that stood as the only goal in this game. The winger also recorded a game-high seven shots. He now has 11 goals and 18 points in 28 games for the Blue Jackets. He is well on pace to break his career-high of 17 goals in a season.

Seth Jones has spent the Blue Jackets' last two games on the first power-play unit.

Typically the Blue Jackets run four forwards and blueliner Zach Werenski, but their power play had been struggling so coach John Tortorella decided to mix things up. Cam Atkinson, Nick Foligno and Artemi Panarin are the three forwards that have remained on the top unit with Werenski and Jones while Alexander Wennberg isn't on either power-play line. Columbus is still 0-for-5 with the man advantage over its last two games, so these changes haven't led to immediate results, but Tortorella has liked what he's seen from the new units, so he might stick with them for now.

Jack Johnson is eager to get going this year after Columbus had a short playoff appearance on the heels of a superb regular season.

"I want to win. I just finished my 10th year, and my 11th year I want to win," said Johnson. "I hope every guy is taking the summer seriously, training and getting ready because whether you finished first in the regular season or snuck into the playoffs, if you lose in game five of the first round that's just not enough. So I'm definitely chomping at the bit, excited for next season because I'm excited every year." The Blue Jackets defender also stated that the Brandon Saad trade was tough for him because they were close friends, but he is looking forward to having Artemi Panarin as a teammate. Additionally, Johnson liked the stability of having one partner on the back end, David Savard, for the entire campaign.

Scott Harrington will draw into the lineup on Tuesday night against Carolina.

Harrington has only skated in two games with the Blue Jackets this season. He hasn't played since Oct. 30 and he logged just 4:34 of ice time in that contest. It's unclear who he will be replacing right now.

Gabriel Carlsson will serve as a healthy scratch in Friday's game against the Anaheim Ducks.

Carlsson has just one assist in eight games this season. This will be the third time in four games that he'll serve as a healthy scratch. Markus Hannikainen will also watch the game from the press box, while Ryan Murray is out with an injury.

Sergei Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 26 shots in a 7-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

A rare off night for Sergei Bobrovsky. It was only the second time this season that the netminder allowed five goals in a start this season. Following the second period, the Blue Jackets sat him down in favour of backup Joonas Korpisalo. Bobrovsky's record is now 16-8-1 with a 2.21 GAA and a .926 save percentage.

Joonas Korpisalo is the Blue Jackets' probable starter against the Coyotes Saturday night.

Sergei Bobrovsky started and won Friday night's game against the Devils so it stands to reason Korpisalo will be in the cage on the second game of back-to-back contests. Korpisalo is coming off a 4-2 win over Anaheim last Friday and sports a 3-3-0 record with a 2.81 GAA and .907 SP.